title: Air swallowing as a tic.
abstract: The authors present a patient with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome who developed abdominal distension and bloating due to air swallowing. We suggest that this air swallowing may have been due to a tic.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK. r.weil@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rimona S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Weil
authors.forename: Andrea E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cavanna
authors.forename: John M T
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Willoughby
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000334:Aerophagy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D002997:Clomipramine